Latin Fever is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1964.[1] The album features tracks from the 1962 sessions that produced Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann with more recent recordings.

Latin Fever
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedOctober 15–17 & 19, 1962, October 8, 1963, and January 29, 1964
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New York City
GenreLatin Jazz, Bossa Nova
Length33:39
LabelAtlantic
SD 1422
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Herbie Mann chronology
Herbie Mann Live at Newport
(1963)
Latin Fever
(1964)
My Kinda Groove
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) – 2:15
  2. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 1:52
  3. "Not Now – Later On" (Garry Sherman, Norman Meade) – 1:51
  4. "The Golden Striker" (John Lewis) – 2:14
  5. "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 3:04
  6. "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) – 2:28
  7. "Batida Differente" (Maurício Einhorn, Durval Lelys) – 5:12
  8. "Nana" (Baden Powell) – 3:59
  9. "Groovy Samba" (Sérgio Mendes) – 5:06
  10. "Influenza de Jazz" (Carlos Lyra) – 5:38
  • Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 15, 1962 (track 8), October 16, 1962 (tracks 7 & 10), October 17, 1962 (track 5) & October 19, 1962 (track 9) and in New York City on October 8, 1963 (tracks 1–3 & 6) and January 29, 1964 (track 4)

Personnel

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References

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  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 10, 2015
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed August 24, 2015